Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-23

|. FLEMING BROS, PittSburg, Pa.
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Canal where it was reviewed by Rex and
dismissed.
For about an hour Canal and other
central thoroughtares were deserted; but
by O'Clock the crowd began assembling
again, and by the street was more
brilliant and crowded than it had even
been before, over 800, 900 people being
gathered in the short space Of mile to
witness the procession of Proteus. As
on the previous nights, nearly all the
principal buildings along the route were
profusely decorated and Illuminated
The Crew of Proteus appeared by 8.
Proteus himself in the character of
Oberop, the Fairy King, in a silver car
drawn by huge winged leopards, darting
at full speed over bank of rOse-tinted
clouds. In the distance were seen the
jeweled gates of his fairy palace.
The title car which told the subject of
the parade was an immense leaf, dyed in
brilliant hues by the frost, whereou q gil
gantic beetle all green and gold, was in
scribing the words, "Andersen's Fairy
Tales"
The principal and most beautiful tab
ieauX in the procession were the follow
ing:
Thumbelina's Escape. The little fairy
princess was seen seated on an immense
leaf, slowly drifting down the golden
stream. On the border of the brook sat
the horned, puffed up old toad and her
son, whom she compelled the unfortunate
little princess to marry. Fish were play
ing around the leaf whenever Thumbelina
was resting, while a beautiful butterfly
lowered overhead.
Thumbelina's wedding showed the
ruined temple in Greece to which the
swallow carried the little fairy. The
swallows nest rested on the top of
broken pillar from which the bird looked
down on the scene beneath where Thum-
belina was standing by the side of the
Flower King, while from each flower
around, looked its genius q tiny winged
elf.
Ingi, in the marsh Womsn's dungeon
beneath the moor, compelled, in punish
ment for her offense, to live in company
with the most horrible and repulsive
snakes, toadS, dragons and similar rep
tiles.
The Magician's Cave, from Andersen's
S DRY of the Travelling Companion, was
undoubtedly the prettiest tableaux
in the procession, and q full de
sCription of it may give some
idea Of the general character of the pa
rade. Here was depicted the cave of sill
yer and gold built upon the side of the
mountain. Along its rocky walls,
which assumed the shape of mon
strous animals, spiders were seen
in the bright light of the torches spinning
orbs of diamonds. In the center of the
cave grew q plant, the stems of which
were living, writhing snakes, while from
the blossoms that grew on it darted
sparks of fire. Blue bugs with transpar-
ent wings and fiery eyes and shining
glow-worms futtered here and there.
At the end OF the cave was the magician's
throne, supported on skeleton horses,
whose harness great red spiders were
weaving. Over a throne of white glass
was a canopy of colored spider webs, be-
decked with green and gold flies and
lightning bugs. Here the ma ician sat in
robes of Mephistophelean red, holding
as sceptera glittering, writhing scorpion
Grasshoppers, with horns, furnished the
music, while 'the-wsp COLLINS
with electric lights flashing in their fore
heads, danced merrily around and around.
The enchanted princess, clad in butterfly
wings, stood before the magician, and
from behind the throne the travelling COM
panion, with the green cloak that rendered
hum Invisible thrown over his shoulders,
peeped at the wonders around him.
The Snail's Wedding depicted gather
ing of all the insects: the white gnat act
ing as minister, while the glow worms
were torch bearers to the bride and
groom.
The Dream God showed the Prince
Hija;mas, floating down the river
of dreams, in rich canoe drawn by six
white swans. The river was bordered by
a meadow of beautiful flowers; trees
rose above the field with the gayest
plumed and most melodlous of birds,
while elves AID fairies lowered over the
prince and whispered the sweetest
dreams to him.
The Ellen Bean Pole. There the
little elves, clad in the wings
of flies were dancing around the sausage
skewer, as around a May pole.
The Little Mermaid's Home wss
a scene from the sea kings
ocean, in q cave of coral built on founda-
tions of pearl, and with windows of am
Der were the six beautiful daughters of
the king, surrounded by fish and all the
prettiest sea weeds, growing in the
ocean.
Another subaqueous scene was the Sea
Witch, surrounded by deVil-tish and other
monsters of the deep, seated on her
throne made of the bones of shipwrecked
sailors, brewing the draught that was to
convert the sea princesses into monsters,
half fish, half women.
The Isle of Happiness showed the beau
tiful home of the Fairy of Paradise, pal
ace built of lilies, its walls of iaspar. All
that is charming in nature-beautiful COL
ors, sweet sounds, rare perfumes were TO
be found here. Tigers and lambs were
playing together like kittens in that happy
land; birds flew from tree to tree, while
in the pond in front Of the palsce were
purple electric eels that sent forth sparks
of Ere.
Tonight the whole city is given over to
balls. There are twenty of them in full
operation just now, and over 100000
people are dancing out the carnival. The
chief balls are those of Proteus at the
French opera house and Rex at the car
nlval palace. There are over $1,000
people at the latter entertainment. Two
large halls, over 800 feet long, are given
up to the dancers. In the throne room,
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